PHOENIX — The second half of the regular season has arrived and that means more intense matchups are on the way for the 35th season of Friday Night Fever, Arizona's No. 1 and longest-running high school football show.
We are continuing a new tradition for the third season on FNF by making you, the fans, a huge part of the show by allowing you to choose the first highlight of the night, our Game of the Week!
Last week, fans voted the Holy Bowl between Notre Dame Prep and Brophy as the Game of the Week. Brophy won the game 40-0 and kept their undefeated season rolling. You can watch the highlights of that game here.
Now, it's time to reveal the nominees for Game of the Week for Week 6!
Snowflake at Seton Catholic
Game No. 1 takes us down to Chandler where the Seton Catholic Sentinels will take on the Snowflake Lobos.
Seton Catholic, which plays in the 4A Southwest region, is 4-1 this season. The Sentinels opened the season with a loss to Ironwood Ridge from Tucson (28-20), but have since rolled off wins over St. Mary's (22-0), Valley Christian (40-14), Alhambra (31-6) and Estrella Foothills (37-21).
Snowflake, which plays in the 4A East Sky region, is 4-0 this year and has beaten Bradshaw Mountain (47-27), Cactus (31-14), Show Low (42-0) and Gilbert (30-17).
This will be the sixth meeting of all time between Snowflake and Seton Catholic, according to MaxPreps. The Lobos have won four of the five previous games, including the most recent matchup last season, which the Lobos won 55-20.
Basha at Brophy
Game No. 2 will take us to central Phoenix where the Brophy Broncos will take on the Basha Bears in a huge 6A game that could have Open Division playoff implications.
Brophy, which plays in the 6A Central region, is 5-0 this season and has defeated Williams Field (35-28), Regis Jesuit from Colorado (44-0), Centennial (28-14), Perry (24-20) and Notre Dame Prep (40-0).
Basha, which plays in the 6A Premier region, is 4-1 this season, but is undefeated against teams from Arizona. The Bears opened the season with wins over Millard South from Nebraska (39-25), Mesa (47-3) and Saguaro (50-0) before losing their lone game of the season (so far) to Mission Viejo from California (31-28). The Bears bounced back from that loss by beating Sandra Day O'Connor (58-21).
This will be the 12th meeting of all time between Basha and Brophy, according to MaxPreps. Basha leads the series 6-5 and won the most recent matchup last year (31-13).
Mountain Pointe at ALA-Queen Creek
Game No. 3 will be in Queen Creek as the ALA-Queen Creek Patriots will host the Mountain Pointe Pride.
Mountain Pointe, which plays in the 6A Central region, is 4-1 this year. The Pride opened the season by defeating Valley Vista (45-6), but fell the next Week to Cathedral Catholic from California (27-13). Since then Mountain Pointe has beaten Casteel (27-20), won by forfeit over Central and defeated Cesar Chavez (43-13).
ALA-Queen Creek, which plays in the 6A East Valley region, is 5-0 this season. The Patriots have beaten Saguaro (38-10), Boulder Creek (56-7), ALA-Gilbert North (21-0), Sandra Day O'Connor (41-13) and Pinnacle (34-19).
This will be the second meeting ever between Mountain Pointe and ALA-Queen Creek. The Patriots won the first meeting last year (28-0).
VOTE
With all of that in mind, it is now time for you to choose the Game of the Week! Vote in the poll below, and if you can't see it for any reason, click here.
You have until Thursday at 10 a.m. to vote and the winning game will be revealed Thursday evening on 12News.
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